The Priem Family Foundation was
established by the entrepreneur Curtis R. Priem and his wife, Veronica, in
September of 1999. The Foundation is a private non-profit
foundation incorporated in the State of
California.

Foundation's Purpose

The
Foundation's purpose, as stated in the articles
of incorporation, is the reduction of non-human induced suffering.

Most foundations are created to reduce
suffering. However, most of the suffering in the world is caused by
ourselves or other human beings. Our belief is that most suffering
can be avoided since it is within our control to begin with. The
Foundation does not support activities that reduce suffering once the
damage is done. To reduce suffering after the fact
is very expensive and normally encourages the behavior that brought on the suffering in the
first place. We believe that in focusing mainly on education and
nature conservation we will increase opportunities to improve the future
and environment in a global way.